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Democrats will elect new senator, assemblymember on Thursday

January 14, 2025 9:49 pmJanuary 15, 2025 12:47 am

Democrats in Passaic and Bergen counties plan to fill a State Assembly vacancy in the 35th district on Thursday evening, a largely unprecedented maneuver that could result in a court challenge. The election of Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) to Congress...

Screening committee makes no pick in race for Pou Senate seat

January 4, 2025 5:23 pmJanuary 4, 2025 5:24 pm

Passaic County Democrats made no recommendation in the race for Nellie Pou’s 35th district State Senate seat after Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter (D-Paterson) and Assemblyman Benji Wimberly (D-Paterson) appeared before a screening committee today. County committee members in the Passaic and...